Toward a second generation of metascintillators using the Purcell effect

article Toward a second generation of metascintillators using the Purcell effect published yes A. Shultzman author R. Schütz author Y. Kurman author N. Lahav author G. Dosovitskiy author Charles Roques-Carmes author e2e68fc9-6505-11ef-a541-eb4e72cc3e82 Y. Bekenstein author G. Konstantinou author R. Latella author L. Zhang author F. Loignon-Houle author A. J. Gonzalez author J. M. Benlloch author I. Kaminer author P. Lecoq author This study focuses on advancing metascintillators to break the 100 ps barrier and approach the 10 ps target. We exploitnanophotonic features, specifically the Purcell effect, to shape and enhance the scintillation properties of the first-generation metascintillator. We demonstrate that a faster emission is achievable along with a more efficient conversionefficiency. This results in a coincidence time resolution improved by a factor of 1.3, crucial for TOF-PET applications. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2025 eng NanophotonicsPositron emission tomographyscintillators IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences 2469-7311 2469-7303 2406.1505810.1109/trpms.2024.3471251 92141-147 yes Shultzman, A., Schütz, R., Kurman, Y., Lahav, N., Dosovitskiy, G., Roques-Carmes, C., … Lecoq, P. (2025). Toward a second generation of metascintillators using the Purcell effect. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2024.3471251">https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2024.3471251</a> Shultzman A, Schütz R, Kurman Y, et al. Toward a second generation of metascintillators using the Purcell effect. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. 2025;9(2):141-147. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2024.3471251">10.1109/trpms.2024.3471251</a> A. Shultzman, R. Schütz, Y. Kurman, N. Lahav, G. Dosovitskiy, C. Roques-Carmes, Y. Bekenstein, G. Konstantinou, R. Latella, L. Zhang, F. Loignon-Houle, A.J. Gonzalez, J.M. Benlloch, I. Kaminer, P. Lecoq, IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences 9 (2025) 141–147. Shultzman, A., R. Schütz, Y. Kurman, N. Lahav, G. Dosovitskiy, Charles Roques-Carmes, Y. Bekenstein, et al. “Toward a Second Generation of Metascintillators Using the Purcell Effect.” IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2024.3471251">https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2024.3471251</a>. Shultzman, A., et al. “Toward a Second Generation of Metascintillators Using the Purcell Effect.” IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, vol. 9, no. 2, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2025, pp. 141–47, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/trpms.2024.3471251">10.1109/trpms.2024.3471251</a>. A. Shultzman et al., “Toward a second generation of metascintillators using the Purcell effect,” IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences, vol. 9, no. 2. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 141–147, 2025. Shultzman A, Schütz R, Kurman Y, Lahav N, Dosovitskiy G, Roques-Carmes C, Bekenstein Y, Konstantinou G, Latella R, Zhang L, Loignon-Houle F, Gonzalez AJ, Benlloch JM, Kaminer I, Lecoq P. 2025. Toward a second generation of metascintillators using the Purcell effect. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. 9(2), 141–147. 215722026-03-30T12:22:47Z2026-04-27T10:44:57Z